Grand Gulch Mine

Hi All!  Sierra Dog here.

Tomorrow we're going to Sedona to pick up LL!
We're so excited to see her!

I told Breakfast Man that this is his last chance to slip some airplane pictures onto my blog before LL gets home.  Back in April, when we took family pictures in Sedona, we were on the way home from camping at Grand Gulch Mine, Az.  It's northwest of the Grand Canyon near the Utah and Nevada borders.

On the way, we got gas at Grand Canyon Caverns.

The mine and the airstrip are on the mesa, and this is the canyon we hiked.

 LL got a picture as we landed:

Our friend Dale was already there.

When Breakfast Man grows up, he wants to be just like Dale.
Dale lands at lots of neat places, and has a beautiful shiny airplane.

We checked out the old mine equipment.

Hiked down into the canyon,

and back up this great ridge back to the runway.

Good thing we have an airplane-

 

 this truck doesn't look like it'd make it all the way home.

The Super Trail

Hi All!  Sierra Dog here.

One of my favorite jobs is bringing mail in from the mailbox.  On Thursday I brought in an envelope addressed to Dexie & I.  It had pictures of Augie & Ti, our handsome long distance boyfriends!

One of Breakfast Man's friends wanted to hike Mt. Wrightson, so we went hiking EARLY this morning.

On the way down, we took the Super Trail from Josephine Saddle.  It's almost 2 miles longer, so it's not as steep, but the views are great.  It's a good trail, but I'm not sure why they named it the "Super Trail"- they didn't know that I'm a Super Dog with X-Ray eyes.

A few of my favorite things...

Hi All!  Sierra Dog here.

It's hot in Tucson, so we've been in the pool everyday.

Here are some other places I like to swim:

The Salt River, at Gleason Flats.

Beaver Creek

White River

The Dolores River, near Gateway Colorado.

Rattlesnake Creek, near Klondyke Az.

Oak Creek, near Page Springs.

LL has 2 more weeks of class.  

We really miss her and can't wait till she gets home.

Helpful Household Hints

Hi all!  Sierra Dog here.

LL has been gone to her class for 10 days now. We really miss her. 
Before she left she kept going on about everyone starving and the house burning down while she's gone but Dexie and I are doing fine. 
We've been swimming every day, and our food tastes exactly the same as usual.

In fact, Dexie has gone all Betty Crocker on me, and wants to share a kitchen tip:

The oven is not a good place to store tupperware,

especially if you'd like to use the tupperware again.

Mt. Wrightson

Hi All! Sierra-dog here!

 

You haven't heard from me lately because I've been keeping LL too busy.  Right now she is in Sedona for a few weeks taking a class, so I got Breakfast man to post today's pictures.

We hiked up Mt. Wrightson.

 Dexie says: "Follow the red line to the top of the mountain!"

and off we went.....

 Great view, but we still hadn't reached the top.

Finally! 9,453 ft. above sea level, and Mt. Hopkins in the back ground.

  Looking north toward Tucson and Mt. Lemmon.

Time to head home. That's a long way down.

Siesta at Bellows Spring.

We had a great day!

A Thankful Thursday to remember

Hi All! Sierra-dog here!
























This morning LL told me that I would be going to the vet.
Here I am in the car feeling not so excited about going.

But once I was there I was totally fine.  I was the best patient ever!!!

My vet looked in my eyes,

and looked in my ears, and several other unmentionable places. (Blush) Then a few pokes and I was done!

I was such a happy girl!

Since I was so good I got to do a little shopping.  I picked out snacks,

licked at few stuffies, (FYI: purple octopus patootie= not so yummy)

and did a little shopping for friends who have birthdays coming up.
(Doesn't that cat look like my bro, Peanut?)

I wanted LL to get me this foot,

but it freakishly looked like her own- same size and everything!- so she wouldn't get it for me.
"Come on LL!  I won't confuse the two! Promise!"

It was a great day after all!
Both LL and me went to our doctors today, and both got excellent bills of health.  To say that we are thankful would be putting it mildly.  We are thankful for the good news, for the times we have together, and for each other to love.  Especially in these times when so many others we know are grieving the loses of their health and their loved ones. Our hearts and prayers go out to you all.
Take the time to give your peeps a hug today and let them know you much you love them.

Fuzzy, wasn't he?

Hi all! Sierra-dog here!

In my last installment we were all left wondering, "What did Sierra see on her trip in the area around Globe, AZ?  We can barely stand it!  What was it Sierra?"
It was so fun to paw through your guesses, they were great! 

Well- it was a  bear!  A cub!

The peeps are making me post all of the pictures (even the fuzzy ones, sorry) of this bear because it was really something special that they saw it.

Here is what happened according to the peeps who were sitting in the cab of the truck:
 LL: *Gasp!* What is that running across the road? A bear!
BM: It's a cub! He just came from over that hill.
LL and BM in unison: Where is the Momma bear? *Frantically looking around to see if they could see her, to no avail.*
BM: Where are the dogs?
LL: They are in the back- they are fine. What are they doing?  They don't even seem to notice.  Thank goodness!

The cub noticed the truck and quickly moved to a tree and started to partially climb up, looking startled.

Not wanting to frighten the poor baby any more they kept the truck moving, snapped a few more pictures and left.

Here is what happened according to the dogs who were sitting in the back of the truck: (ie Dexie and me):
Dexie:  *Yawn!* I am so tired!
Me:  I know!  All that swimming really wears me out.
Dexie:  Do you want some more lemonaid?
Me:  No thanks, but will you pass the sunscreen?  I think it missed a spot."
Dexie: Do you think I look fat?
Me: NO!  In fact your coat looks great, especially after that algae bath.
Dexie: I still think you pushed me!
Me: I did not!  Hey, what are the peeps doing?  I think we slowed down.
Dexie: Oh, they are taking pictures again. Those crazy peeps are always taking a picture of something.
Me: Thank goodness it not of us this time...
Dexie: Yeah, for once!  Hum... I'm going back to sleep.
Me: Me too.  *snor*

Yep, we kinda missed it.